Official Collector's Edition Compilation VIII - 2017 & 2018

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CAGiversary!
Official Collector's Edition

Compilation VIII - 2017 & 2018

Includes Books, Consoles, Games, & Steelbooks

Anthology Index: 
  1. Console/Game/Guide/Steelbook list in release date format
  2. Collectors/Limited/Special Edition Games Part 1
  3. Collectors/Limited/Special Edition Games Part 2
  4. Collector Edition Books
  5. Steelbooks
  6. Limited Edition Consoles
  7. Deals & Patch Notes

FAQ:​ 
  • What is this thread? A massive collection of limited edition games & other attributing items, included with links. 
  • Why put it all in one thread? More traffic due to collaborating interests.
  • Why is that important? This keeps the thread popular and doesn't risk a failed CE from falling through the cracks unnoticed. 
  • What can be discussed here? Anything relevant to what is posted.
  • Why make another CE compilation when 2017 isn't over yet? Karma. 
  • Where are the big pictures? Still here, scroll down. Due to the increased number of CEs, a preface post is needed. 
  • When is the Ni No Kuni 2 CE coming out? Not announced. Granted, IF it does, you can bet I will devote an entire page to it.  Announced. Holy jumping pilgrims, no entire page though. 
  • What about other CEs that have been announced? Give me a minute. It takes a bit of time to format the title, price, date, & retailer links in correctly.

Legend: 
  • (OOS) = Out of Stock
  • CE = Collector's Edition Game
  • Book = Strategy Guide, Art Book, and/or Lore Book
  • SB = Steelbook
  • Anything linked means it exists. If not it hasn't been announced yet.

Console, Game, Guide, & Steelbook List of 2017

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[:January]

17th: Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea: [CE - NISA] [Book] [SB]

17th: Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star: [CE - Gamespot] [Book] [SB]

20th: Gravity Rush 2: [CE] [Complete Guide - Play Asia] [Art Book - Play Asia]

24th: Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 HD Final Chapter Prologue: [LE - Square Enix] [Book] [SB]

24th: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard: [CE - Gamestop] [Book] [SB]

24th: Tales of Berseria: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy] [Book] [SB]

24th: Yakuza 0: [CE - Gematsu] [Book] [SB]

31st: Hitman: The Complete First Season: [CE] [Book] [SB - Amazon]

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[:February]

14th: For Honor Apollyon Edition: [Amazon, Gamestop]

14th: For Honor Gold Collector's Edition: [Ubisoft] [SB - Amazon UK]

14th: Sniper Elite 4: [CE - EB Games AU] [Book] [SB]

17th: Halo Wars 2: [CE] [Book - Amazon] [SB]

28th: Horizon Zero Dawn: [CE - Amazon] [Book - Amazon] [SB - Amazon]

28th: Torment: Tides of Numenera: [CE - Amazon] [Book] [SB - Game]

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[:March]

03rd: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop] [Book - Amazon] [SB]

07th: Nier: Automata: [CE - Square Enix] [Book - Play Asia] [SB - Amazon UK]

07th: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands: [CE - Ubisoft] [Book - Barnes & Noble] [SB - Amazon UK]

14th: Danganronpa 1-2 Reload: [CE - NISA] [Book] [SB]

21st: Mass Effect: Andromeda: [CE - Bioware] [Book - Amazon] [SB - Best Buy]

21st: Anima: Gate of Memories: [CE - Amazon] [Book] [SB]

21st: Touhou Genso Wanderer: [CE - NISA] [Book] [SB]

23rd: RE:Zero - Starting Life in a New World: [CE - Amazon JP] [Book] [SB]

28th: Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5: [CE] [Book] [SB]

28th: MLB The Show 17: [CE - Gamestop] [Book] [SB - Amazon, Gamestop]

31st: Deformers: [CE - Gamestop] [Book] [SB]

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[:April]

04th: Persona 5: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop] [Book - Amazon] [SB - Gamestop]

11th: Stardew Valley: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy] [Book] [SB]

20th: Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadowa of Valentia: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy] [Book] [SB]

28th: Dawn of War III: [CE - Relic] [Book] [SB]

28th: Little Nightmares: [CE - Amazon, Gamestop, Best Buy] [Book] [SB]

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[:May]

05th: Prey: [CE - EB Games AU] [Book - Amazon, Bethesda, Gamestop] [SB - Best Buy]

09th: Birthdays the Beginning: [CE - Amazon, Gamestop, NISA] [Book] [SB]

16th: Bloodborne: [CE] [Book - Amazon] [SB]

16th: Injustice 2: [CE] [Book] [SB - Amazon, Gamestop]

23rd: Disgaea 5: [CE - NISA] [Book] [SB]

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[:June:]

02nd: Tekken 7: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop] [Book] [SB - Best Buy, EB Games AU]

06th: Cladun Returns: This is Sengoku!: [CE - NISA] [Book] [SB]

06th: The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind: [CE - Amazon, Gamestop] [Book - Amazon] [SB - Amazon UK]

20th: God Wars Future Past: [CE - NISA] [Book] [SB]

20th: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood: [CE - Square Enix] [Book] [SB - Micro Mania FR]

24th: Radiant History: Perfect Chronology: [CE - Play Asia] [Book] [SB]

27th: RPG Maker Fes: [CE - NISA] [Book] [SB]

27th: Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls: [CE - NISA] [Book] [SB]

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[:July:]

3rd: Tokyo Xanadu Limited Edition: [CE - Amazon]

06th: Dark Rose Valkyrie: [CE - Iffy's] [Book] [SB]

11th: Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age: [CE - Square Enix] [Book - Amazon, Best Buy] [SB - Square Enix]

18th: Yonder The Cloud Chronicles: [CE - Signature Edition] [Book] [SB]

25th: Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star: [CE - Dual Shockers] [Book] [SB]

26th: Unbox: Newbie's Adventure: [CE - Signature Edition] [Book] [SB]

27th: Sonic the Hedgehog 25th Anniversary Art Book CE: [Book - Cook & Becker]

28th: DJMAX Respect: [CE - Gematsu] [Book] [SB]

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[:August:]

08th: Lawbreakers: [CE - Signature Edition] [Book] [SB]

29th: ARK Survival Evolved: [CE - Gamestop] [Book] [SB - Best Buy]

11th: Sudden Strike 4: [CE] [Book] [SB - Zavvi]

15th: Sonic Mania: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop] [Book] [SB]

25th: Agents of Mayhem: [CE] [Book] [SB - EB Games AU]

25th: Naruto Shippuuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop, Target , Walmart]

25th: Ys Origins Collector's Edition: [Limited Run Games (Vita)]

27th: Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle: [CE - Gamestop] [Book] [SB]

29th: ARK Survival Evolved: [CE - Gamestop] [Book] [SB - Best Buy]

29th: Yakuza Kiwami: [CE] [Book] [SB - Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop, Walmart]

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[:September:]

TBA: NEOGEO: A  Visual History: [Book - Bitmap Books] 

05th: The Elder Scrolls Online Volumes I & II: The Land & The Lore: [Book - Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository]

06th: Destiny 2: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy] [Book - Amazon, Gamestop] [SB - Gamestop]

06th: Playstation 4 Pro Destiny 2 Bundle: [Amazon, Best Buy, Costco, Gamestop] 

12th: Shovel Knight: Official Design Works: [Book - Amazon, Barnes & Noble]

12th: The Skyrim Library Volumes I, II, & III: [Book - Amazon]

12th: Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA: [CE - NISA] [Book] [SB]

14th: Divinity: Original Sin II Collector's Edition: [Larian Store]

15th: Metroid Samus Returns: [CE - Amazon, Amazon ES, Best Buy, Gamestop] [Book] [SB]

15th: Nintendo New 3DS XL - Samus Edition: [CE - Gamestop]

19th: Marval vs Capcom: Infinite: [CE - Best Buy, Gamestop] [Book] [SB - Gamestop]

19th: NBA 2K18: [SB - Amazon UK]

19th: Mary Skelter: Nightmares: [CE - Iffy's Online Store]

22nd: Project CARS 2: [CE - Amazon UK, EB Games AU] [Book] [SB]

26th: Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony: [CE - NISA] [Book] [SB]

26th: Fallout 4 Game of the Year Pip-Boy Edition: [CE - Amazon, Gamestop]

26th: FIFA 18: [SB - Amazon DE]

28th: The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III: [CE - Amazon JP, Nin-Nin-Game, Play-Asia] 

28th: Total War Hammer II: [CE - Total War] [Book] [SB]

28th: Fire Emblem Warriors (JP): [CE - Amazon JP, Nin-Nin-Game, Play-Asia] [Book] [SB]

29th: Fifa 18: [CE] [Book] [SB - Zavvi]

29th: Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic: [CE - Amazon, B&H Photo, Best Buy, Play-Asia, Target, Walmart]

TBA: Absolver: [CE - Special Reserve Games]

TBA: Dark Souls: The Vinyl Trilogy: [Music - Twitter (Info)]

TBA: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Vinyl: [Music - iam8bit]

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[:October:]

3rd: Culdcept Revolt: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop, NISA, NISA EU, Play-Asia, Walmart]

3rd: Forza Motorsport 7: [CE] [Book] [SB - Amazon]

10th: Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online: [CE - Iffy's Online Store, Iffy's EU Online Store, Nin-Nin Game, Play-Asia]

10th: Middle-Earth: Shadow of War: [CE - Amazon UK, EB Games, Gamestop, Microsoft Store, Play-Asia] [Book] [SB - Amazon]

10th: Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle: [CE - NISA, NISA EU]

13th: SNES New 3DS XL: 

13th: The Evil Within 2: [CE] [Book - Amazon] [SB - Amazon DE]

13th: WWE 2K18: [CE - 2K Store, Amazon UK, Best Buy, Gamestop, WWE Shop, Target] [Book] [SB]

17th: Axiom Verge: [CE - Bad Land Indie] [Book] [SB]

17th: ELEX: [CE - Amazon, Amazon DE, EB Games NZ, Play-Asia] [Book] [SB]

17th: South Park: The Fractured but Whole Collector's Edition: [CE - Ubisoft] [SB - Amazon]

17th: South Park: The Fractured but Whole Remote Control Coon Mobile Bundle: [CE - Amazon]

17th: Gran Turismo: Sport: [SB - Amazon]

18th: Gran Turismo: Sport Collector's Edition: [Amazon UK, EB Games AU, Play-Asia, ShopTo]

18th: Playstation 4 Gran Turismo Sport Limited Edition Console: [Info - Blog EU Playstation]

20th: Fire Emblem Warriors: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy, EB Games AU, Gamestop, Target]

24th: Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon: [CE - NISA, NISA EU]

24th: Yomawari: Midnight Shadows: [CE - NISA, NISA EU]

26th: Shin Megami Tensei 25th Anniversary: [CE - AmiAmi, Play-Asia, Nin-Nin-Game]

27th: Assassin's Creed Origins: [Book - Amazon] [SB - Gamestop]

27th: Assassin's Creed Origins Gods Collector's Edition: [Amazon, Amazon UK, EB Games AU, GAME, Tesco, Ubisoft]

27th: Assassin's Creed Origins Dawn of the Creed CE: [Ubisoft]

27th: Assassin's Creed Origins Dawn of the Creed LE: [Ubisoft]

27th: Super Mario Odyssey: [CE] [Book - Amazon, Gamestop] [SB]

27th: Nintendo Switch Super Mario Odyssey Bundle: [Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop, Target]

27th: Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy, Bethesda, Gamestop, Walmart] [Book - Amazon] [SB - Amazon DE]

31st: Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop, Play-Asia, Target]

TBA: The House in Fata Morgana: [CE - Twitter (Info)] [Book] [SB]

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[:November:]

1st: .hack//G.U. Last Recode Premium Edition: [CE - AmiAmi, Nin-Nin-Game, Nippon-Yasan, Play-Asia]

TBA: Art & Design of Final Fantasy XV: [Book - Cook & Becker]

03rd: Call of Duty WWII: [CE - Best Buy] [SB - Amazon UK, GAME, Gamestop]

03rd: Call of Duty WWII Valor Collection (Pro): [CE - Best Buy, EB Games AU, Gamestop]

03rd: Call of Duty WWII Books: [Deployment Kit - Amazon] [Field Manual - Amazon] [Prima - Amazon]

03rd: New NIntendo 2DS XL - Pokeball Edition: [Amazon, Gamestop, Target]

03rd:  Call of Duty WWII Playstation 4 Console Bundle: [Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop, Target]

7th: Xbox One X 1TB - Project Scorpio Edition: [Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop, Microsoft, Walmart]

9th: Occult;Nine Limited Edition: [CE - AmiAmi, Info - Gematsu]

10th: Need for Speed - Payback: [SB - Amazon DE, Best Buy]

14th: Bioshock 10th Anniversary: [CE - 2K Store, Gamestop]

14th: Demon Gaze II: [CE - NISA, NISA EU] [Book] [SB]

14th: Rime: [CE - Amazon ES] [Book] [SB]

14th: Tokyo Tattoo Girls: [CE - NISA, NISA EU] [Book] [SB]

17th: New Nintendo 2DS XL - Pikachu Edition: [Nin-Nin-Game, Play-Asia]

17th: Pokemon Ultra Sun/Moon: [CE - Gamestop] [Book] [SB - Amazon]

17th: Star Wars Battlefront II: [SB - Amazon DE]

21st: The Art of Wolfenstein II: [CE] [Book - Amazon] [SB]

22nd: Playstation 4 Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone DX Console: [Sony Store JP]

23rd: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Explorer's Edition: [Amazon, Newegg]

24th: Nintendo 2DS - Link Edition: [Target]

24th: Tokyo Xanadu eX+: [CE - Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop, Newegg, Play-Asia] [Book] [SB]

TBA: ​Street Fighter II 30th Anniversary Edition: [iam8bit]

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[:December:]

TBA: SNES/Super Famicom: a visual compendium: [CE] [Book - Bitmap Books] [SB]

1st: Undertale: [CE - Fangamer] [Book] [SB]

1st: Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Collector's Edition: [Amazon DE, GAME, Nintendo Store UK]

1st: Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Special Edition: [Amazon, Best Buy, EB Games AU, Gamestop]

7th: Spellforce III: [CE - Amazon, Amazon UK, EB Games AU]

7th: Playstation 4 Yakuza Kiwami 2 Bundle Edition: [Info - Dual Shockers]

7th: Yakuza Kiwami 2 Extreme Limited Edition: [CE - Nin-Nin-Game, NIn-Nin-Game (
 
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Elex and Biomutant CE's may be Amazon-exclusive as I have not seen them listed at the standard US retailers such as Gamestop and Best Buy.  Looks like Elex may also be available at Play-Asia.  Has there been an official announcement about these being Amazon-exclusive in the US?

 
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Surprised the Retro City Rampage™ DX • Switch Standard Edition sold out already. They weren't numbered or given a limited release like they note for other games that I can find. Had to get the CE, that one says its limited but it's still available.

 
akgamerx said:
Surprised the Retro City Rampage™ DX • Switch Standard Edition sold out already. They weren't numbered or given a limited release like they note for other games that I can find. Had to get the CE, that one says its limited but it's still available.
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Holy crap I didn't realize people were self publishing Switch games

 
Wow, Amazon Customer Service, and Amazon.com for that matter is really losing a lot of their Goodwill.  

Today I noticed that Destiny 2 CE had a price drop to $219, so I contacted Amazon CS thru chat to see the viability of a Credit, as my order is still in the return window.  But they would rather issue a return label, wait to receive my return, issue me a refund and then send out another product after I re-order it.  

I explained thru chat that this would be a hassle and less cost effective for them than just issuing a $30 credit but they wouldn't budge.  "It's usually not our policy to issue credits."  she refused to pass me along to their supervisor.  So I selected Option 3...Return the item.  

If they'd rather lose the sale, then its on them.  Not that one order makes much of a difference.  Maybe it's a blessing in disguise...if it's $219 now, can $99 from Best Buy be that far off?

 
Looks like VBlank is doing a reprint of Retro City Rampage Collectors editions already just like before. Not so limited. They also said they "may" make more standard copies....there is no way Nintendo would only allow them to make 400 copies of standard and keep reprinting collector editions. This is shady.

This just got added to their store page:

"A Smaller Number of "2nd Change" Limited Collector's Editions will be made available once they're in stock."

 
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You guys should really learn to just buy from BB instead of dealing with Scamazon. BB would have issued the difference no questions asked if there was a price drop online; could have even done it via chat or phone without even setting foot in a store.

 
usflegend said:
Looks like VBlank is doing a reprint of Retro City Rampage Collectors editions already just like before. Not so limited. They also said they "may" make more standard copies....there is no way Nintendo would only allow them to make 400 copies of standard and keep reprinting collector editions. This is shady.

This just got added to their store page:

"A Smaller Number of "2nd Change" Limited Collector's Editions will be made available once they're in stock."
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It was always there. They’re not ordering 3,000 copies, they’re ordering more and selling the extras from the single order.
 
Number83 said:
Wow, Amazon Customer Service, and Amazon.com for that matter is really losing a lot of their Goodwill.

Today I noticed that Destiny 2 CE had a price drop to $219, so I contacted Amazon CS thru chat to see the viability of a Credit, as my order is still in the return window. But they would rather issue a return label, wait to receive my return, issue me a refund and then send out another product after I re-order it.

I explained thru chat that this would be a hassle and less cost effective for them than just issuing a $30 credit but they wouldn't budge. "It's usually not our policy to issue credits." she refused to pass me along to their supervisor. So I selected Option 3...Return the item.

If they'd rather lose the sale, then its on them. Not that one order makes much of a difference. Maybe it's a blessing in disguise...if it's $219 now, can $99 from Best Buy be that far off?
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Amazon has not done price adjustments as a policy for literally years now. In the rare instances that they will do them, they count them as a goodwill charge against your account and if you get too many of them, they will eventually ban you. I personally don't agree with the banning, but in fairness, they also don't do price adjustments after sale, so it's not really the fault of the customer service person. Also, Best Buy has been sold out of the Destiny 2 CE for a while now. Your only hope will be further price reductions on Amazon or Gamestop.

 
Jodou said:
You guys should really learn to just buy from BB instead of dealing with Scamazon. BB would have issued the difference no questions asked if there was a price drop online; could have even done it via chat or phone without even setting foot in a store.
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While I generally agree with this, BB is by no means smooth at price matching. In my experience more than half the BB reps still don't understand GCU. This is especially true if you say try to price match something on sale at BB with a lower GCU price than originally paid but has a base sale price higher than the orig. GCU price. Usually have 1-2 reps that tell me they can't price match because I already paid less. BB reps also seem terrible at math and usually don't give me the correct price match (though often this works in my favor).

 
srocky26 said:
It was always there. They’re not ordering 3,000 copies, they’re ordering more and selling the extras from the single order.
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I am not following. They have done 400 copies of standard and 3000 copies of collector editions. I don't remember that message being on their site until everything sold out.

 
usflegend said:
I am not following. They have done 400 copies of standard and 3000 copies of collector editions. I don't remember that message being on their site until everything sold out.
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I never saw those numbers before hand either, but I don't have an issue either way.

So 3400 was the total produced then? So how is it LRG can't get any games made when I'm sure any title they offer would be at least that much in qty, if not more? Is this "N" playing nice with some, and not for others? I'm not seeing how resources can't be used for a smaller run, if 3400 is all VBlank had produced. Am I missing something here?

 
usflegend said:
I am not following. They have done 400 copies of standard and 3000 copies of collector editions. I don't remember that message being on their site until everything sold out.
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Backlog Hog said:
From RCR’s Twitter page:

“ 3000 CE go up for pre-order 9am PT Mon. @ (link: http://vblank.com) vblank.com. A smaller number of 2nd chance copies will be available when in stock. “

So apparently the CE is limited to 3000 units with a smaller 2nd chance restock to follow.

I’m curious to know the production numbers on the standard version??

Glad to hear the standard version does include the instruction manual as I’ll be going for that version.
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chrislaustin said:
I never saw those numbers before hand either, but I don't have an issue either way.

So 3400 was the total produced then? So how is it LRG can't get any games made when I'm sure any title they offer would be at least that much in qty, if not more? Is this "N" playing nice with some, and not for others? I'm not seeing how resources can't be used for a smaller run, if 3400 is all VBlank had produced. Am I missing something here?
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There is a couple points that I am getting at here.

1. Nintendo generally has a minimum amount needed to do a print run. This has always been Limited Run Games issue for Nintendo stuff.

2. They only made 400 copies of standard and decided to word it as they "may" make more.

3. The Limited Collectors edition is already sounding like a reprint is in the work after selling 3000.

 
srocky26 said:
usflegend said:
I am not following. They have done 400 copies of standard and 3000 copies of collector editions. I don't remember that message being on their site until everything sold out.
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Backlog Hog said:
From RCR’s Twitter page:

“ 3000 CE go up for pre-order 9am PT Mon. @ (link: http://vblank.com) vblank.com. A smaller number of 2nd chance copies will be available when in stock. “

So apparently the CE is limited to 3000 units with a smaller 2nd chance restock to follow.

I’m curious to know the production numbers on the standard version??

Glad to hear the standard version does include the instruction manual as I’ll be going for that version.
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I stand corrected. Never noticed that.

 
usflegend said:
There is a couple points that I am getting at here.

1. Nintendo generally has a minimum amount needed to do a print run. This has always been Limited Run Games issue for Nintendo stuff.

2. They only made 400 copies of standard and decided to word it as they "may" make more.

3. The Limited Collectors edition is already sounding like a reprint is in the work after selling 3000.
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Well, "N" told LRG that they wouldn't be able to produce anything for them currently, as they need the resources for bigger runs of games, which if these numbers are accurate, their statement was complete and utter BS. As any LRG NS release I would assume would be at least 3500, otherwise why bother?

If this is the case, what they told LRG was a brush off as I thought it was from the beginning, as if they wanted to allow for a smaller run they could(as seen here). Brian has a long running relationship with them, so I can understand dealing with him over LRG.

But honestly, looking at retail shelves of NS games, there is barely any games out in physical form to begin with, so I personally always saw their statement as "Don't call us, we'll call you " type of deal. And what I'm seeing here pretty much confirms what I thought.

 
Number83 said:
Wow, Amazon Customer Service, and Amazon.com for that matter is really losing a lot of their Goodwill.

Today I noticed that Destiny 2 CE had a price drop to $219, so I contacted Amazon CS thru chat to see the viability of a Credit, as my order is still in the return window. But they would rather issue a return label, wait to receive my return, issue me a refund and then send out another product after I re-order it.

I explained thru chat that this would be a hassle and less cost effective for them than just issuing a $30 credit but they wouldn't budge. "It's usually not our policy to issue credits." she refused to pass me along to their supervisor. So I selected Option 3...Return the item.

If they'd rather lose the sale, then its on them. Not that one order makes much of a difference. Maybe it's a blessing in disguise...if it's $219 now, can $99 from Best Buy be that far off?
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I think price adjustment post purchase has been explcitly removed from official policy. So you were asking the CS to do something against policy. This policy change has been in place long ago, dont know how you missed that.
 
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TooPoor said:
I think price adjustment post purchase has been explcitly removed from official policy. So you were asking the CS to do something against policy. This policy change has been in place long ago, dont know how you missed that.
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Yeah, I've seen it posted here many times that they stopped the matching awhile back, but I actually requested one about 6 months ago before I knew, and they did it no questions asked. So I agree, the CS rep was probably doing what was policy to follow and nothing more. I'm no fan of Amazon, but their CS is still pretty good overall, at least for the issues I've had in recent times.

 
bojay1997 said:
Amazon has not done price adjustments as a policy for literally years now. In the rare instances that they will do them, they count them as a goodwill charge against your account and if you get too many of them, they will eventually ban you. I personally don't agree with the banning, but in fairness, they also don't do price adjustments after sale, so it's not really the fault of the customer service person. Also, Best Buy has been sold out of the Destiny 2 CE for a while now. Your only hope will be further price reductions on Amazon or Gamestop.
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While this is true for the price adjustments, wouldn't it make sense for them to just make the adjustment, instead of issuing a return label, waiting for my return, and then issuing the refund while at the same time I place a new order at the lower price and have to ship out another product?

Policy may be policy, but it doesn't make sense. Just my $.02

 
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Number83 said:
While this is true for the price adjustments, wouldn't it make sense for them to just make the adjustment, instead of issuing a return label, waiting for my return, and then issuing the refund while at the same time I place a new order at the lower price and have to ship out another product? As I may have mentioned, years ago this would have been a non-issue for Amazon CS...they've changed and not for the better.

Policy may be policy, but it doesn't make sense. Just my $.02
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Most people don’t want to deal with ordering a new one and sending the old one back, so they let it go and Amazon gets to keep the extra money.
 
Number83 said:
While this is true for the price adjustments, wouldn't it make sense for them to just make the adjustment, instead of issuing a return label, waiting for my return, and then issuing the refund while at the same time I place a new order at the lower price and have to ship out another product? As I may have mentioned, years ago this would have been a non-issue for Amazon CS...they've changed and not for the better.

Policy may be policy, but it doesn't make sense. Just my $.02
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I would say no because they already have your money, and there is technically no guarantee that you would actually return it from their perspective.

 
Number83 said:
While this is true for the price adjustments, wouldn't it make sense for them to just make the adjustment, instead of issuing a return label, waiting for my return, and then issuing the refund while at the same time I place a new order at the lower price and have to ship out another product?

Policy may be policy, but it doesn't make sense. Just my $.02
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You're not wrong. But try to see things beyond the "me me me" perspective. They don't do price adjustments for many obvious reasons. It's been that way for years now. Their prices are changing and dropping all the time. Amazon isn't in the business of offering you the best possible prices in a 30day window; they offer competitive prices from the start. If you shop on Amazon anything more than sporadically then you should be familiar with the way they operate.

 
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Most people don’t want to deal with ordering a new one and sending the old one back, so they let it go and Amazon gets to keep the extra money.
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That was my thinking as well. But that not me, lol.

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I would say no because they already have your money, and there is technically no guarantee that you would actually return it from their perspective.
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I guess. Package is ready to go back, and my money will be mine again. Im sure they wont miss it, lol.

 
Number83 said:
While this is true for the price adjustments, wouldn't it make sense for them to just make the adjustment, instead of issuing a return label, waiting for my return, and then issuing the refund while at the same time I place a new order at the lower price and have to ship out another product?

Policy may be policy, but it doesn't make sense. Just my $.02
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Don't you have to pay return shipping though? The only time return shipping is free is if the item is damaged or the wrong item, etc...

 
Nothing371 said:
You're not wrong. But try to see things beyond the "me me me" perspective. They don't do price adjustments for many obvious reasons. It's been that way for years now. Their prices are changing and dropping all the time. Amazon isn't in the business of offering you the best possible prices in a 30day window; they offer competitive prices from the start. If you shop on Amazon anything more than sporadically then you should be familiar with the way they operate.
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I get it...Maybe I'm getting too old for this. Many of us remember Amazon when they were very customer focused. They would go above and beyond the normal e-tailer and many retailers for sales, selection and customer service. That's why I'd always patronize them. Then they became THE major player in the marketplace, and stripped many of those benefits to the point were they lost me for everything but the most unobtainable items.

Enough waxing nostalgic...GET OFF MY LAWN!

 
Send it back and buy another if it bugs you enough.  Do this enough times and they'll ban you eventually for being an unprofitable customer. 

I'm not sure how someone has an unopened Destiny 2 CE five weeks after launch, either, or why you paid $250 for it.  I bet you already opened it and are having buyer's remorse.  Remember, it was worth it for you to buy it when it was $250.  So it's whatever.  Amazon has done nothing wrong.  Return it if you want.  Pay the return shipping if you don't want a strike against your account.

 
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Don't you have to pay return shipping though? The only time return shipping is free is if the item is damaged or the wrong item, etc...
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Not that I am aware of. I printed the label and put it on the box. Email says credit will be what I paid for, including shipping. If its gonna be deducted, Im sure they'll let me know.

 
Number83 said:
Not that I am aware of. I printed the label and put it on the box. Email says credit will be what I paid for, including shipping. If its gonna be deducted, Im sure they'll let me know.
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If CS actually issued you the return label, it's probably free. Since the rep couldn't give you the difference in price due the policy in place, he may have just given you free shipping as a good will gesture of the situation. If you manually opted to return the item yourself, then if nothing was wrong you would be charged. But more than likely, the rep just covered it for you.

 
Nothing371 said:
Send it back and buy another if it bugs you enough. Do this enough times and they'll ban you eventually for being an unprofitable customer.

I'm not sure how someone has an unopened Destiny 2 CE five weeks after launch, either, or why you paid $250 for it. I bet you already opened it and are having buyer's remorse. Remember, it was worth it for you to buy it when it was $250. So it's whatever. Amazon has done nothing wrong. Return it if you want. Pay the return shipping if you don't want a strike against your account.
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And that's what I'm doing. No skin of my back.

I collect tons of stuff, so its not unusual to have something unopened of 5 weeks after launch. Even though I bought it 3 weeks ago. Nope, didn't open it either. Ask me about my unopened Valkyrie Profile and Panzer Dragoon Saga next time.

I know Amazon is sticking to the script on this one. I don't have to like it, so in the future I don't have to patronize them. They can strike away! But based on my Order History, I doubt they will do that.

 
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Got an interesting email from Amazon.de just now about my Metroid Legacy edition. Apparently they are refunding me $31.38 due to the pre-order price guarantee. I'm not sure how or why this happened because I haven't spoken to them but I'm not complaining about it. If anyone else got theirs from Amazon.de I suggest you check your email.
 
Leooo0 said:
Got an interesting email from Amazon.de just now about my Metroid Legacy edition. Apparently they are refunding me $31.38 due to the pre-order price guarantee. I'm not sure how or why this happened because I haven't spoken to them but I'm not complaining about it. If anyone else got theirs from Amazon.de I suggest you check your email.
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Just got mine as well along with a delivery estimate of late October of my SNES from Amazon NA. Think I know which Amazon I like better.

 
Don't know if this happened to anyone else but my Shadow of War Metal Pak was scratched inside a perfectly sealed case. It's a Metal Pak so I don't really care but heads up to those who might.

 
The Witch & the Hundred Knight 2 Limited Edition - NISA

dat stress ball. Been adding more links to other CEs the past few days. Anything in NISA or Iffy's that's OOS, their EU website still has them up. 

 
Ekim000 said:
While I generally agree with this, BB is by no means smooth at price matching. In my experience more than half the BB reps still don't understand GCU. This is especially true if you say try to price match something on sale at BB with a lower GCU price than originally paid but has a base sale price higher than the orig. GCU price. Usually have 1-2 reps that tell me they can't price match because I already paid less. BB reps also seem terrible at math and usually don't give me the correct price match (though often this works in my favor).
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True, I forgot the GCU price would have already been lower so in this case, no need for a PM. They've never combined GCU with a PM for me, or at least they're not supposed to.

 
Vogyn said:
The Witch & the Hundred Knight 2 Limited Edition - NISA

dat stress ball. Been adding more links to other CEs the past few days. Anything in NISA or Iffy's that's OOS, their EU website still has them up.
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Really glad they are giving a 2 disc soundtrack. I hate the CE's that give you a soundtrack sampler. The only reason I am still keeping my FE:Warriors preorder is for the soundtrack,

 
Is there a reason for the refund? It's been popping in and out of stock frequently and I've passed a bunch of times in the last week. Thinking of grabbing one when it comes back in stock if I'll get a discount like that.

 
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